“I chose Robert because it is one of my favourite men’s names, because Robert F Kennedy is my hero and because, mercifully, I hadn’t used it for any of the characters in the Potter series or ‘The Casual Vacancy’.” more

Remember Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose? I recently found out that one of his ex-wives is named Erin Invicta Everly. Invicta is a form of invictus, Latin for “unconquered.” What’s the story behind Invicta? Erin was born in 1965 to musician Don Everly and actress Venetia Stevenson, full name […] more

The Hunger Games is a young adult science-fiction trilogy by Suzanne Collins. The last of the three books, Mockingjay, was released a few weeks ago. At the moment, Mockingjay is #5 on the Amazon.com Bestseller List. Catching Fire, the second book, is #13. Hunger Games, the first, is #16. Movies […] more

If you need a confirmation name, and don’t have time to delve into the biographies of dozens of saints, why not start your search by looking at saints’ symbols instead? In art, saints are often depicted with items that represent them in some way. Some of these symbols (like lilies, […] more

Mathematically speaking, it’s possible to construct 676 pairs of letters from a 26-letter alphabet. In terms of baby names, though, only a portion of these pairs can realistically be used to start a baby name. If you look at each of the 6,692 names that have ever ranked among the […] more